This piece of cardstock is nice & big (for a 5 and a half inch square card):

Enough talk already!Here's more talk about how to make this easy DIY stamp.

Step 1) Make a fun foam alphabet stamp (that is reversed for different kinds of kissing):

1A) Cut a piece of acetate (overhead projector sheet) to fit your pressure embossing machine plates or the size of cards you normally make backgrounds for.

1B) Tape the acetate sheet to something with a grid or lines that will serve as a placement guide for the letters.

1C) Take a store-bought or homemade foam alphabet and stick it on the sheet. (This is a Thickers self-adhesive foam set. Thickers are quite easy to restick if you find you want to fix the spacing. It takes a little time, but it gives you a nice background, in the end).

1D) To line up each new row of letters, lift the acetate off of the grid surface & move it so that it is lined up for the next row, tape it in place, stick the letters on, and repeat for each row.

Step 2) Leave the acetate sheet taped to the sturdy surface for stamping.

To use your reverse stampwith an embossing plate:

...Step 3) Prepare the stack for your pressure embossing machine. For a Cuttlebug with a Sizzix Textures plate the stack I use is:

A plate

Sizzix textures plate face up (this part will be added after you ink it)

Cardstock to be embossed (and inked)

Plumber's gasket or tan mat

B plate

Cardstock shims (just pieces of cardstock cut to fit) the amount you need of these will depend on how your machine is calibrated. Mine takes 3 thick cardstock sheets.

Step 4) Ink up the foam stamp. (Pigment or chalk inks seem to work the best since they stay in place better than dye ink). I imagine it would also work quite well with paints.

4C)Dab some Marker on & blend it in. (Using colourless blender or working really quickly).

Then the cracks were nice & dark.

Step 5) Do some More manly stuff:Faux metal embossing:

5A) Prepare the S.S.D. Grunge stamp ahead of time: cover it with Versamark to protect it.5B) Apply several layers of Versamark & silver embossing powder to cardstock, heating with a heat gun to melt the embossing powder.5C) Heat the embossing powder 1 last time to make it soft.5D)Press the stamp into the warm embossing powder, being careful not to shift it.

Trouble-shooting: If the stamped image impression doesn't take, simply heat it again & press.If it still doesn't take you may need to add more layers of embossing powder.

Seriously, can you stop being so darn talented! If I had 1 tenth the creativity and non laziness that you have, I would be in heaven! Good for you for taking the gloves off and diving in to try stuff! Great dude card!